brag, no. but most children are lied to more than enough by their parents and other adults. tell them the truth. people who partied hearty may have had fun. They also had friends (or them selves) get arrested, whisked away in ambulances, do damage to their health, pissed away their money, blah blah blah. sure there was plenty of fun to be had but everything comes with a price. everything has its consequences. i'm not a parent but i see good in open honest dialogue when it is age appropriate for the subject matter.

I kind of look at as I want my kids to know me but when to tell them about things I've done parallels their age. No, I'm not going to tell them when they're in middle school about all the things I did in college. Ill stick to my middle school stories. But when they are in college, yes, I would want to have honest dialogue with them.

megalynn44:I kind of look at as I want my kids to know me but when to tell them about things I've done parallels their age. No, I'm not going to tell them when they're in middle school about all the things I did in college. Ill stick to my middle school stories. But when they are in college, yes, I would want to have honest dialogue with them.

never try marijuana. Don't try it at all.it's like hitting your head on the wall

She's a terrific, mature, well-adjusted young lady now, studying international relations at a major university. She and her friends drink a little on weekends, as college students generally do. But she really doesn't have the time, inclination or desire to do drugs. And from past experience at concerts, I know she gets sick at the smell of weed anyway.

I got high a lot when I was her age. Ive never told her so specifically, but she's seen pix of me back then, and she's seen my music collection. She ain't dumb. But it really doesn't matter... She is her own person and does as she pleases.

Children of parents who disclose past alcohol, drug or tobacco use are more likely to have more positive views about drugs than peers whose parents don't

GOOD. What does "positive views" mean, anyway? That "they're good, and I should do them"? or "they might not be as bad as the government that makes billions off of drug crime laws says they are"?

"Kids are pretty savvy, they see the picture of their mom and dad giving the peace sign on the VW bus," he said. "How do you communicate with your kids about that?"Uh, no. Not for at least a generation. Our kids will see stuff like this on their parents' Facebook page:

and their parents will have difficulty explaining how such activities could be "bad." God help you if you have a male child. "No, those girls are doing bad things. You don't want to hang out with them. You should never be an environment where scantily-clad young females are using drugs that put them into sexual hyperdrive. No sir."

My youngest daughter called me up this fall and was all freaked out because she had done too many shrooms. I talked her down, told her to make a nice cup of tea, and then we discussed the proper dosage of shroomies (i.e. you need a lot less than you think).

If I had had that conversation with her when she was 20, this would not have happened.

grinding_journalist:Children of parents who disclose past alcohol, drug or tobacco use are more likely to have more positive views about drugs than peers whose parents don't

GOOD. What does "positive views" mean, anyway? That "they're good, and I should do them"? or "they might not be as bad as the government that makes billions off of drug crime laws says they are"?

"Kids are pretty savvy, they see the picture of their mom and dad giving the peace sign on the VW bus," he said. "How do you communicate with your kids about that?"Uh, no. Not for at least a generation. Our kids will see stuff like this on their parents' Facebook page:

and their parents will have difficulty explaining how such activities could be "bad." God help you if you have a male child. "No, those girls are doing bad things. You don't want to hang out with them. You should never be an environment where scantily-clad young females are using drugs that put them into sexual hyperdrive. No sir."

I can see how that would be difficult.

It finally happened! The one girl in the pic is my daughter. Where did you get that pic? Farkin fark fark. It's all good till you see your kid on fark. Farkin fark. I guess it could be a worse pic. I guess I'll be having an interesting conversation in the very near future. Like now. Breathe, 1 2 3

upndn:It finally happened! The one girl in the pic is my daughter. Where did you get that pic? Farkin fark fark. It's all good till you see your kid on fark. Farkin fark. I guess it could be a worse pic. I guess I'll be having an interesting conversation in the very near future. Like now. Breathe, 1 2 3

Is it the one with the pacifier? Cause you can tell by her eyes, she's had multiple dicks in her at the same time

Niether has asked me directly (17 & 12) but I did tell my oldest that I didn't think pot was as 'bad' as tobacco, alcohol, coke, meth, etc.

I always thought that was the biggest load told during my youthful years - that they were all the same and they were all 'evil, gateway horrors that'll make you fling yourself off a building and such...' than, as once the weed was sampled, most realized - hey, this isn't the horror story I was told about' - then others (not me thank God) thought the same must be bs regarding the other stuff - and they found out differently.

Socially acceptable or not, cigs and booze are more addictive/harmful than doobage - legal or not.

bump:Niether has asked me directly (17 & 12) but I did tell my oldest that I didn't think pot was as 'bad' as tobacco, alcohol, coke, meth, etc.

I always thought that was the biggest load told during my youthful years - that they were all the same and they were all 'evil, gateway horrors that'll make you fling yourself off a building and such...' than, as once the weed was sampled, most realized - hey, this isn't the horror story I was told about' - then others (not me thank God) thought the same must be bs regarding the other stuff - and they found out differently.

Socially acceptable or not, cigs and booze are more addictive/harmful than doobage - legal or not.

bump:Niether has asked me directly (17 & 12) but I did tell my oldest that I didn't think pot was as 'bad' as tobacco, alcohol, coke, meth, etc.

I always thought that was the biggest load told during my youthful years - that they were all the same and they were all 'evil, gateway horrors that'll make you fling yourself off a building and such...' than, as once the weed was sampled, most realized - hey, this isn't the horror story I was told about' - then others (not me thank God) thought the same must be bs regarding the other stuff - and they found out differently.

Socially acceptable or not, cigs and booze are more addictive/harmful than doobage - legal or not.

/obvious stupid statement is obvious

stupid.

FTFY.

Please tell me how someone getting high every farking day like Willie or Snoop is doing their life any justice.

Addiction is addiction whether you think it's cool or not.

While it may not as 'bad' as alcohol - and that has yet to be determined - pot is not harmless.

Personally I'm waiting to see the spike in traffic accidents in Colorado and Washington state caused by people driving 'high' and then how it is going to explained away.

douchebag/hater:bump: Niether has asked me directly (17 & 12) but I did tell my oldest that I didn't think pot was as 'bad' as tobacco, alcohol, coke, meth, etc.

I always thought that was the biggest load told during my youthful years - that they were all the same and they were all 'evil, gateway horrors that'll make you fling yourself off a building and such...' than, as once the weed was sampled, most realized - hey, this isn't the horror story I was told about' - then others (not me thank God) thought the same must be bs regarding the other stuff - and they found out differently.

Socially acceptable or not, cigs and booze are more addictive/harmful than doobage - legal or not.

/obvious stupid statement is obvious stupid.

FTFY.

Please tell me how someone getting high every farking day like Willie or Snoop is doing their life any justice.

Addiction is addiction whether you think it's cool or not.

While it may not as 'bad' as alcohol - and that has yet to be determined - pot is not harmless.

Personally I'm waiting to see the spike in traffic accidents in Colorado and Washington state caused by people driving 'high' and then how it is going to explained away.

douchebag/hater:While it may not as 'bad' as alcohol - and that has yet to be determined - pot is not harmless.

Alcohol KILLS thousands of people every year. Directly. And nobody needs to be told how bad tobacco is, we already know.The research is already in - Pot is absolutely, positively, definitely not as bad for people as alcohol. It's not as dangerous in the short term, it's not as dangerous in the long term, and it's not as addictive.

Don't pretend like people haven't been smoking pot for centuries already, we have a pretty good handle on the effects at this stage. Even *if* (and it is a big if) the schizophrenia link is proven later, it's still a million times better than the cancer, liver and heart disease caused by the other two.

If you want to tell me it's boring and a great way to stumble through life without direction/ambition, go ahead, I quite agree. But the rest... you're just actually wrong.

Gothnet:douchebag/hater: While it may not as 'bad' as alcohol - and that has yet to be determined - pot is not harmless.

Alcohol KILLS thousands of people every year. Directly. And nobody needs to be told how bad tobacco is, we already know.The research is already in - Pot is absolutely, positively, definitely not as bad for people as alcohol. It's not as dangerous in the short term, it's not as dangerous in the long term, and it's not as addictive.

Don't pretend like people haven't been smoking pot for centuries already, we have a pretty good handle on the effects at this stage. Even *if* (and it is a big if) the schizophrenia link is proven later, it's still a million times better than the cancer, liver and heart disease caused by the other two.

If you want to tell me it's boring and a great way to stumble through life without direction/ambition, go ahead, I quite agree. But the rest... you're just actually wrong.

Champion of the Sun:upndn: It finally happened! The one girl in the pic is my daughter. Where did you get that pic? Farkin fark fark. It's all good till you see your kid on fark. Farkin fark. I guess it could be a worse pic. I guess I'll be having an interesting conversation in the very near future. Like now. Breathe, 1 2 3

Is it the one with the pacifier? Cause you can tell by her eyes, she's had multiple dicks in her at the same time